Bhakti and PhilosophyBhakti is a remarkable feature and tendency of human existence having to do with one's devoted involvement with a person, object, deity, or a creative project. Bhakti and Philosophy aims to trace the larger meanings and roles of bhakti as it historically emerged in some of the well-known thought systems of India, such as Vedanta and Buddhism. |
Contents
Prologue | 1 |
Bhakti as a Perennial Concept | 7 |
Bhakti and Early Buddhist Thought | 23 |
Bhakti and Philosophy in the Bhagavadgita | 51 |
Bhakti and Love Nārada Bhakti Sutra | 75 |
Bhakti and the Philosophies of Art | 85 |
Epilogue | 103 |
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About the Author | 113 |
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Ajatashatru Ananda ancient arhats Arjuna ātman Bhagavadgita Bhagavān Bhāgavat bhaj bhakti movement bhakti saints bhikkhus Blessed Brahman Buddha Buddhism Buddhism and Jainism century B.C. chapter classical connection between bhakti cult deity devotion dharma Dhavamony divine doctrine dukkhā elucidated epics ethos existential Gita gods guru guru-bhakti heterodox higher love Hindu Hinduism Hiriyanna human love hymns Ibid Indian philosophies Indian thought indologists interpretations Jainism jñāna karma knowledge Krishna Sharma Kṛṣṇa literature living Mahābhārata Mahāparinibbāna Sutta māyā meaning of bhakti modern Nārada Bhakti Sutra nature nirguņa offers one's original parama philosophical practice of bhakti presence of bhakti Ramanuja Rāmāyana rasă rasās religious reverence Rig Veda role of bhakti Rupa Goswami sangha Sankara Sanskrit scholars sects secular Sikhism soul Śrmana Sūtra svā-dharma synonyms of bhakti T. W. Rhys Davids Tagore Tathāgata term bhakti theism theistic bhakti theories tion truth Upanishads Vajjians various Vedānta Vedic tradition word worship yoga